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Forum: Military Aviation

18th Apr 2020, 16:10

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Roger Searle

Views: 2,976

Posted By bloodaxe

Roger Searle

Heard today very sad news that Roger Searle had died on 16th April. At the moment it is not known if it was Covid19 or sepsis. Roger was a Hunter pilot in the late sixties and on 1 Sqn in the early...

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Nov 2019, 18:59

Replies: 128

RAF to retire Tucano

Views: 107,275

Posted By bloodaxe

Nice touch that the last Tucano down was the...

Nice touch that the last Tucano down was the first production aircraft. Whatever the pros and cons of the aircraft, it gave good service for 30 years and was fun to fly. Let’s hope that the Texan...

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Aug 2019, 16:18

Replies: 107

Victor/Canberra collision near Marham, 1968.

Views: 75,671

Posted By bloodaxe

I was recently married and we lived in one of the...

I was recently married and we lived in one of the Secos kept for under 25 married types. The mid-air was a very tragic event which was made worse for my young wife when the wreckage was brought back...

Forum: Military Aviation

11th Jul 2019, 18:55

Replies: 9

Jet Provost XM466

Views: 3,867

Posted By bloodaxe

Good to see XM466 still flying, I first flew in...

Good to see XM466 still flying, I first flew in her in Jan 1984 on a night SCT with Ed Jarron just after arriving from RFS at Leeming, long may it continue.

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Jun 2019, 18:37

Replies: 11

Australia defence - strategy next 10-20 years

Views: 3,850

Posted By bloodaxe

When I was serving on 11 Sqn RAAF on exchange in...

When I was serving on 11 Sqn RAAF on exchange in the late 1980s there didn’t seem to be a threat to Oz, we were engaged in fishing rights protection, oil rig patrols on the 6 rigs in the South East...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Jun 2019, 18:31

Replies: 201

Slingsby Type 31/ Cadet TX Mk.3

Views: 69,825

Posted By bloodaxe

Yes I did too, on an ATC gliding course in about...

Yes I did too, on an ATC gliding course in about 1963 and I still remember the first time I had to react to a cable break on a winch launch! My enamel wings badge made me feel very proud and I went...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Nov 2017, 20:07

Replies: 54

Sqn Ldr (Keith??) Hanscombe

Views: 40,756

Posted By bloodaxe

First on the scene

I was very tied into the Victor/Bucc accident as I had been on 55Sqn in the late 1960’s when Pete Slater was the AEO on my crew. I left the Sqn to become a QFI and John Price was one of the students...

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Mar 2009, 19:23

Replies: 59

Tucano Down at Linton (Pilot OK)

Views: 21,761

Posted By bloodaxe

No, I retired almost 2 years ago and am happily...

No, I retired almost 2 years ago and am happily blocking the motorways and byways up in my motorhome as often as possible. I still keep in touch with 72 Sqn as I am still the Sqn Historian as the...

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